"half-marathon" meaning in English

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          "text": "They did not expect to complete the 13.1 miles of a half-marathon, but decided to “just pretend — at least we’ll walk and talk.”",
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          "ref": "2022 March 18, Matthew Futterman, “Running Stars Are Racing in New York City, and It’s Not the Marathon”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "The group will be on the starting line Sunday for the return of one of the country’s largest half-marathons.",
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